The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-10-02

visitors were escorted again to their car
riageS, and as soon as these could be freed
from the multitude they drove rapidly to
the depot and took the train for st. Louis,
CLIMBING ON THE TRAIN.
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 1.-The train left Terre
Haute tifty-SiX minutes late. AS it moved
off hundred hands were stretched upward,
the train, many clamoring for the
coveted grasp. NO. said the President,
81 will shake no hands from the moving
train; some of you will get killed or hurt.
| want no such responsibility" During,
and after dinner, there was an interchange
of novel experiences. Col Lamont and Mr..
Bissell, and DR.. Bryant had been impris-
oned upon the stand after the speech-mak-
ing, and for 10 minutes or more were
unable to move a limb. An artist
and two journalists had suffered
a similar misfortune at the stand and again
at the station, finally reaching the train
with aching ribs and disordered apparel.
President and Mrs Cleveland had suffered
no personal inconvenience, but were delayed
at one point briefly, the leading horses of
their carriage having become so frightened
by the artillery discharge and shouting
multitude that it was necessary to detach
them.
YIELDED TO MRS. CLEVELAND.
On the way to the station a middle aged
enthusiast grasped the Presidents carriage
from behind. The driver whipped up and
tried to leave him. but in vain The PreSi-
| dents escort ordered the man away but he
energetically refused Two or three of the
mounted men tried to ride him down
but he cursed them savagely and
refused to bulge. Mrs. Cleveland
turned to him and said: "Please let go, sir, "
and the fellow dropped off as if shot and
skunk away in the darkness. The throngs,
like those at Altoona, were good-natured,
and though turbulent and sometimes wildly
demonstrative, were harmless. The measure
of enthusiasm created by the presence of the
| Chief Magistrate of the republic is found in
the fact told by the railroad people that not
less than 5000 people had been brought in
| by the trains to-day, many of them from a
| distance of fifty or sixty miles, mostly tC
| look at him for the brief appointed half
| hour of his stay, and they had done it with
the knowledge that for half their number
there would be no returning trains till Mon
day.
EAGER TO LOOT THE TRAIN.
During the absence of the Presidential
excursionists from the train at Terre Haute
considerable difficulty was experienced by
mob of vandals who remained at the
|
large carving knife was
found trying to chip off piece of the Pres
| dents car as a mementO A mischievous
| fellow, who was somewhat intoxicated
sought an entrance to the train from the
rear and being refused went forward and
succeeded in uncoupling the cars. A dozen
railroad men were ordered out and
put on patrol duty around it. There were
| bOnfires, torch and Chinese lantern dis
plays and brass band serenades at nearly
all the stations between Terre Haute and
| st. Louis. 1t was not intended that any
stops should be made, but the locomotive
seemed to need water or oil at very short
intervals, and whenever a stop was made q
multitude was found in waiting.
APLATFoRM CoLLAPsEs.
At Effingham the platform area, 10x1t
! feet in extent gave way and thirty or forty
people disappeared. Their fall was not more
than two or three feet, and as far as coulc
be seen or heard no one was
hurt. The President arrived al
| East St. Louis at II As o'clock tonight
and alighted at the eastern abutment of the
bridge, on the Illinois side of the river
where he was met by the citizens commit
tee. High walls kept out the crowd anG
gave ample space for the party
to get into their carriages without
a crush. Mayor Francis accompanied the
| President ana ms wife, ana with guard OF
| twenty police the party started across She
bridge at a brisk Urot The appearance OF
the party at the bridge was the signal for q
burst of cheers and a glare of fireworks.
ATLANTA's ARRANGEMENTS.
ATLANTA, GA, Oct. 1.-Arrangements
have been completed for an elaborate re-
ception of President Cleveland and his wife
| at this, the objective point of their journey
| The Piedmont fair will open Oct. 10. The
machinery will be started in motion by
! Samuel J. Randall, who to-day telegraphed
his acceptance and his willingness to deliver
the opening speech. AS soon as this became
| known merchants and business men decided
that the day should be observed as a holiday
in honor of Mr. Randall. Gov. Gordon has
issued orders closing all the State depart
ments on that day. Six thousand school
children will be given a holiday, and every
! business house and workshop will be
closed, so that the entire city viii turn out
to hear the distinguished Pennsylvanan
! When the President arrives he will
find the entire city festooned in the national
colors, red, white and blue
TO STOP AT ACaKvILLE.
| AsHEvILLE, n. c., Oct. IA letter re-
ceived to-day by the President of the Ashe-
vile Board of Trade from Col. Daniel
Lamont, private secretary of President
| Cleveland, says that the President has con.
sented to stop at Asheville while on his way
to Washington from Montgomery, Ala. He
will reach here Friday, Oct 21.